Unca Sam visited Washington D.C. as a Native American representative when the White River were forced out of Colorado after the Meeker affair. Unca Sam was instrumental in getting $1,000,000 from the federal government for their loss. He was a hunter, warrior, fur trader and diplomat. His bust in on display at the Utah State Capitol Building. The bust was done by Millard F. Malin. After traveling to Washington he lived a long and peaceful like on the Uintah Ouray Indian Reservation where he passed away at 106 in 1938.
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